Sarita Arya | Henna4Lovers

Inspired by the natural world and its intricate beauty, Sarita is a henna artist and jewelry maker who brings organic elements into wearable art. Her creative journey is rooted in a love for delicate floral details, flowing patterns, and earthy textures. Through resin jewelry, she preserves real dried flowers, capturing fleeting moments of nature and transforming them into timeless pieces. Sarita's beaded earrings reflect the colors, rhythms, and harmony found in the environment, blending craftsmanship with natural inspiration. Each piece she creates is a reflection of nature’s elegance, designed to evoke a sense of connection, calm, and beauty in everyday life.

Cheyanna Awthentis | Discovering Bluebell Photography

Alaska-grown photographer Cheyanna began pursuing photography in high school and has continued the craft as a hobby into adulthood. Using simple, accessible gear, she hopes to show that artistic vision comes from the eye behind the camera rather than expensive equipment. Inspired by her faith, love for the outdoors, Cheyanna aims to capture perspectives of the world that bring joy and peace while reminding others of the magic of the mundane.

Bianca Blickenstaff | Willow Studios

Bianca is deeply inspired by the beauty of nature. Since childhood she has cherished her connection to the natural world. Bianca pursued her education in both Biology and Art, eventually becoming an art teacher where she instructed students in art design and ceramics. Much of her artwork focuses on animals, especially birds. She enjoys painting in various mediums, including acrylics, watercolor, and ceramics. Bianca’s collection includes numerous original paintings, prints, potter, most recently children’s books. She is grateful to enjoy living in nature and having her own art studio in Ester, Alaska.

Christen Booth | Far North Dry Goods

The intersection of metalsmithing and sculpture is the perfect voice for what is hard to put into words. Christen's pieces take shape from metal, stone, and glass – with tactile qualities meant to be experienced. Her work explores natural objects in the context of geographic location and devices for navigation.

Randall Compton

One of Alaska's best-known wildlife artists, Randall Compton was interested in drawing and painting from an early age. Through public schooling and a degree in art from various universities Compton, a member of the Society of Animal ARTIST, has shown work in numerous wildlife exhibitions within and outside Alaska and has been published widely.

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival

Fairbanks Watercolor Society

The Fairbanks Watercolor Society was founded in January 1999, and our members range from beginners to professional artists and lifelong painters. We have a variety of established artists, some are instructors, many are national artists, and some are international artists.

Delaney Hendrickson | LaneyKay Creations

Born and partially raised in Fairbanks, Delaney Hendrickson draws inspiration from the natural beauty of Alaska. Her work—ranging from photography and beaded jewelry to vibrant paintings—captures fleeting moments and transforms them into meaningful, tangible pieces. Through each creation, she invites others to experience and appreciate the wonder of the Alaskan landscape.

Arleigh Hitchcock | Them Processed Goods

Arleigh is a block printer and sewer of primarily Alsatian, Irish and Scottish heritage living on Lower Tanana Dene Lands. Arleigh makes prints based off of the world and community around them on upcycled clothing/fabric, priced with a sliding scale so that it is more accessible for more people.

Tammy Holland

Tammy was born in Fairbanks and grew up alternating between Fairbanks and fish camp on the Yukon river near Rampart City. Her family led a subsistance lifestyle hunting, fishing, and gathering in the summers, while creating a legacy of breeding, training, and professionally competing in both sprint and distance dog mushing in the winters. Her art is a reflection of that childhood.

Teresa Knezek | Knezek.Art

Teresa has lived in Alaska for over 25 years, has been an artist for even longer, and still never knows what to say in a bio. She loves exploring new art techniques and new subjects, but always returns to her favorites: watercolor, pen & ink, and the natural world around her.

Website: www.knezek.art

Kim Krinke & Betty Dupee | Krink’s Kaleidoscope & Treasurables

Betty originally introduced Kim to alcohol ink through a class, thinking she would be unable to control it. Kim fell in love with the medium and the duo decided to team up and combine Betty’s more playful form with Kim’s control freak nature for detail.

Facebook: Krink's Kaleidoscope

65 Degree Flies

Jonathan has been an avid fisherman his whole life and started tying flies nine years ago as a way of enjoying the sport more.

Instagram: @65degreeflies

Bud Marschner | Bud's Alaska Photos

A lifetime hobby of photography grew into a business about 10 years ago. Bud produces annual Alaska Wildlife calendars and wildlife photos.

Website: www.budsalaskaphotos.com

Zoe Marshall 

Born in Fairbanks and raised in Goldstream, Zoe Marshall now lives in Goldstream and hopes to grow old and wild there. She has always been a compulsive creator—something she could never stop doing, even while pursuing other careers. Being an artist is simply who she is.

Most of her time is spent enjoying solitude while creating, with much of the rest devoted to community work. She is always scheming up ways to bring people together and add more art to the world. Forever a work in progress.

Erica Mathews | Lola Bug Creations

Lola Bug Creations is a hand made local business established in 2012 by artist, Erica Mathews. Erica was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska and over the years, her art has evolved primarily around glass mosaics. Erica’s love of nature and the world around her has inspired her work immensely. Just like nature, mosaics are made up of tiny fragments of colors & textures to produce one unified piece of beauty. Piecing hundreds of tiny slivers of glass together to form one beautiful piece of art for others to enjoy. Without art, we don’t have nature and without nature, we don’t have art.

Erica offers an array of work ranging from glass mosaics, DIY kits, stained glass, fused glass to cards and stickers! Inspired by the beauty of Alaska. 

Lacey Miller | Lacey Miller Artistry

Lacey Miller is a lifelong Alaskan artist with a deep love for the therapeutic values of both art and nature. Summer months, you can find her near the water, self-medicating with sunshine and sounds of the current. Catch her upcoming show, the Usual Auspex, July at the Bear Gallery.

Gayle Murray Hazen | ArtBug Studios

Gayle Murray Hazen maintains ArtBug Studio in Fairbanks. She spends her time making one-of-a-kind garments, quilting, exploring surface design, weaving, knitting, and bookmaking. When not in front of her sewing machine, you may find her playing tennis or keeping statistics for international and world curling events.

Lisa Rogers Peter | Tundra Walker Studio

Lisa Rogers-Peter was born and raised in Alaska. She received a BFA in painting and a minor in sculpture at the University of Alaska and maintains the personal importance of being a self-taught artist. Her artwork has been accepted into many juried exhibits and numerous solo shows in Alaska. Her creativity stretches over many subjects starting with painting. She is also a sculptress in metal, wood, and other mixed mediums.

Shayla Sackinger | Bird Ninja Art

Shayla  Sackinger's work is heavily influenced by the nature and pop culture around her, which often results in interesting crossovers. In the age of digital art, Shayla's main medium is traditional ink and watercolor, but is also capable in a variety of other mediums. In recent years, her work has moved towards birds and Alaskan scenery done in watercolor. She is currently running her small business, Bird Ninja Art, and goes out of state for art events several times a year. 

Jessica Shepard | Author

As a naturalist immersed in Alaska’s boreal and marine ecosystems, Jessica Shepherd has shared her passion for birds and wild places in classrooms and outdoor programs across the State for over 30 years. With degrees in Environmental Biology, and Creative Writing, she has published numerous essays about life in the 49th State in addition to A Place for the Birds - The Legacy of Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. She resides in Homer, Alaska.

Katie Skotnicki | BetterforthePlanet

A self-taught embroiderer, sewist, and crafter, Katie with BetterforthePlanet uses textiles and materials already in existence to upcycle, mend, repair, or create pieces. With pieces heavily inspired by the natural world around us, Katie is excited to participate in her first Wild Arts Walk!

Andrea Sonnichsen & Kerstin Emmett | Northern Whimsy & Stories from Alaska

Rawser Spicer | Rawser Spicer Art

Rawser is a Fairbanks-based watercolor artist who discovered painting after relocating to Alaska. His work has become a meaningful way to connect with the surrounding landscape and to build relationships within his community.

Kenita Stenroos

Kenita is a longtime Fairbanks resident who recently retired and now creates unique garden art from recycled ceramic and glass plates. Drawing inspiration and materials from thrift shops, garage sales, and online finds, she transforms collected pieces into colorful floral designs that can be displayed in gardens, on walls, fences, or plate stands. Over the years, she has gathered plates from numerous states and Canada, giving each piece a distinctive character and story.

Taylor Stinchcomb | Dunlin Valley Arts

Taylor Stinchcomb (Dunlin Valley Arts) is a multimedia artist and photographer inspired by nature and her work in collaborative conservation. Her art explores the small details of local pollinators and wildflowers alongside the wonderous beauty of wildlife and wild lands in Alaska and beyond. 

Instagram: @dulinvalleyarts